1. Key markets and trends INTERNATIONAL TOURISM REPORT: OVERVIEW OF ACCOMMODATION PERFORMANCE 1.1 Overview International Visitors 8,362,774 6.15% International Visitor Nights 269,676,096 1.39% International Visitor Expenditure $42.485 billion 4.53% Average International Visitor Expenditure $5,080 1.53% 2 November International visitors to Australia spent a record $42.485 billion in the year ending June an increase of 4.53% on the previous year. International visitors increased 6.15% while there was more modest growth in visitor nights of 1.39%. Visitor nights were topped by China with 56,893,716, far surpassing the next highest in this category, the United Kingdom with 22,241,546. Regarding capital cities (including the Gold Coast), total visitor nights in the Hotels, Motels, and Resorts category experienced a decrease of 2.38%, though across all categories of accommodation there was an increase of 2.93%. The most significant decrease for Hotels, Motels, and Resorts in capital cities was in Adelaide (10.35%), followed by Melbourne (8.59%). However, there were increases in visitor nights for the smaller cities of Hobart (26.43%), Darwin (13.61%), and Canberra (9.41%). In regional locations, the most significant growth in visitor nights in Hotels, Motels, and Resorts was seen in Victoria (23.04%), followed by NSW (9.96%), NT (7.7%), and Tasmania (7.23%). Overall however, visitor nights in this category fell 1.51%, and across all accommodation categories there was a decrease of 4.93%. International visitor nights in unregulated accommodation has grown 65% since 2009. This is in comparison to growth over the same period for Hotels, Motels, and Resorts of 30.6%. For the reasons explained on page 6, data relating to purpose of visit has been excluded from this IVS release. The quality of the survey data has not been affected. 1
2. International Visitor Trends 2.1 Key Market Synopsis Key Market Synopsis Visitors Annual Growth Visitor Nights Annual Growth Average Expenditure per Night (AUD) China 1,312,226 13.07% 56,893,716 10.55% 198 New Zealand 1,244,473 1.23% 12,827,187-10.90% 199 USA 741,608 5.05% 13,463,956-11.08% 273 United Kingdom 697,691 2.28% 22,241,546-8.74% 157 Japan 408,072 4.32% 10,691,683 7.25% 165 Singapore 378,798-1.52% 5,526,445-15.41% 256 Malaysia 351,511-2.17% 8,937,009 3.32% 149 India 314,045 20.50% 18,068,194 22.78% 83 Korea 277,829 3.36% 11,161,968-5.59% 148 Hong Kong 271,829 14.27% 7,300,263-0.40% 178 2.2 International Visitor Nights by State Rank State Year Ending June Year Ending June (%) % of all Visitors Nights 1 NSW 92,515,764 94,419,977 2.06 35.0 2 VIC 67,380,455 68,798,006 2.10 25.5 3 QLD 53,911,980 53,837,849-0.14 20.0 4 SA 10,934,589 10,604,483-3.02 3.9 5 WA 28,198,415 26,969,049-4.36 10.0 6 NT 3,949,374 5,230,980 32.45 1.9 7 ACT 3,911,860 3,605,708-7.83 1.3 8 TAS 4,583,584 5,688,836 24.11 2.1 TOTAL AUS 265,988,554 269,676,096 1.39 100.0 2
3. Accommodation Performance - Capital Cities (plus GC) 3.1 Capital Cities, International Visitor Nights Spent in Hotels, Motels and Resorts Rank Capital City 1 Sydney 8,770,941 8,736,980-0.39% 2 Melbourne 6,383,122 5,834,750-8.59% 3 Gold Coast 2,263,563 2,205,105-2.58% 4 Brisbane 2,029,368 2,113,341 4.14% 5 Perth 1,621,571 1,562,940-3.62% 6 Adelaide 1,048,147 939,714-10.35% 7 Hobart 381,216 481,973 26.43% 8 Darwin 333,451 378,822 13.61% 9 Canberra 287,670 314,741 9.41% Total Capital Cities incl. Gold Coast 23,119,048 22,568,366-2.38% 3.2 Capital Cities, International Visitor Nights Across All Accommodation Categories Rank Capital City 1 Sydney 77,706,614 80,181,707 3.19% 2 Melbourne 59,216,439 60,940,890 2.91% 3 Brisbane 26,734,600 27,751,410 3.80% 4 Perth 22,525,999 21,884,190-2.85% 5 Gold Coast 9,404,558 9,484,139 0.85% 6 Adelaide 8,972,241 8,700,976-3.02% 7 Canberra 4,583,584 5,688,836 24.11% 9 Hobart 2,188,507 3,469,435 58.53% 8 Darwin 2,410,698 1,902,329-21.09% Total Capital Cities incl. Gold Coast 213,743,240 220,003,912 2.93% 3
4. Accommodation Performance - Regional 4.1 Regional Locations, International Visitor Nights Spent in Hotels, Motels and Resorts Rank Regional 1 QLD 3,413,066 3,124,012-8.47% 2 NSW 960,712 1,056,396 9.96% 3 VIC 554,411 682,157 23.04% 4 WA 496,990 470,716-5.29% 5 NT 467,041 502,987 7.70% 6 TAS 256,473 275,015 7.23% 7 SA 228,082 169,000-25.90%* Total Regional 6,376,775 6,280,284-1.51% Over the past ten years, annual growth in HMSA visitor nights in regional SA has regularly fluctuated in a range of -30% to +30%. 4.2 Regional Locations, International Visitor Nights Across All Accommodation Categories Rank Regional Year Ending June 1 QLD 17,772,822 16,602,300-6.59% 2 NSW 14,809,151 14,238,270-3.85% 3 VIC 8,164,016 7,857,116-3.76% 4 WA 5,672,416 5,084,859-10.36% 5 SA 1,962,348 1,903,507-3.00% 6 TAS 1,760,867 1,761,545 0.04% 7 NT 1,501,162 1,703,379 13.47% Total Regional 52,245,314 49,672,184-4.93% 4
5. Unregulated Accommodation Tourism Research Australia has advised TAA that unregulated accommodation (i.e. Airbnb-type rentals) is presently recorded in two categories: Rented house/apartment/flat or unit and Other Private Accommodation. Accordingly, these two categories have been combined below and labelled Rented plus Other Private. 5.1 International Visitor Nights by Accommodation Category 140000000 120000000 100000000 80000000 60000000 40000000 20000000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Hotel/resort/motel or motor Inn Guest house or Bed & Breakfast Rented plus Other Private Caravan park or commercial camping ground Backpacker or hostel Own property Friends or relatives property 5
6. Notes Serviced apartments are included in the Hotels/Motels/Resorts data category. These IVS results for the June quarter are preliminary and do not include any data relating to purpose of visit. This is because the quality of the main purpose of visit component of the passenger data supplied to TRA by the Department of Home Affairs has been identified as a concern. There are no issues with the survey collection. To produce a purpose of visitor measure for the IVS, TRA uses data collected form the incoming passenger cards of international visitors to Australia. Work is currently in progress to resolve these issues and it is likely that a back cast of TRA data will be required. TRA will release revised estimates once a solution has been implemented. 7. More Information The data in this Member Bulletin is from Tourism Research Australia s International Visitors In Australia: June Quarterly Results Of The International Visitor Survey. It can be accessed at https://www.tra.gov.au/research/latest-ivs-report.html. If you have questions about the information provided in this overview, or would like further information, please email: taa@tourismaccommodation.com.au. 6